You've forgotten what it ever meant to have parenting ideals.The kids call you by the wrong name, too.You no longer have any faith in your parenting ability, because 2 of them turned out lovely, one is iffy and one is a little horror -- and you have no idea what you did different with any of them.

You have every intention of giving your kid's clothes to a friend in need, then realise that by the time DS4 has grown out of things (being the 4th to have worn them) they really don't look box fresh anymore .

queenmaeve. Even though I tried to resist (because I knew anyone organised enough to keep a blog will make me feel bad...), I looked at your blog: your DCs are gorgeous and all your projects... - just lovely.

You know you've had too many children when you have no more time/brain space/patience for any projects - I used to love making stuff.

5inthebed, my lot are keeping the local nursery and primary school going for years.

No snip here, but also no nookie which I hear is quite a good method of contraception - too many kids, you know (I only have 4 btw, but my, have I ever reached capacity <<drinks cooking sherry>>)

FANTASTIC blog! have added it to faves and may pinch a few ideas, if i ever get the time! love the table with the map!

and alwaysbeopralfruitsome, i can remember the day and the month of each childs birthday but always work the year out on my fingers a receptionist at the gp surgery was aghast at this recently and i said, 'give me a break i have 5!'

oh you know you have too many kids when you register at a sure start centre and the form only has space for 4, so you have to ask for an extra sheet for the 5th!

So glad I'm not the only one who can't remember their names. Worse, the boys all are identical to DH and his father, so it's like having various stages of the same man scattered around the living room!

ROAR at the grocery delivery - the Tescos bloke asked me last night if I was catering for a party - when I looked he said, well, there's a lot of shopping there. I twigged and admitted I'd got a whole weeks worth delivered instead of half a week. .